Joseph wilkinson



N0. 625,8Ii. Pa'centedfM'ay` 30, 1899. W. H. II. SISUM, Decd.

J. WILKINSGN, Administrator.

SPINNING JENNY;

v@implication filed Nov. 6, 1894. Renewed Oct. 2, 1897.)

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i VILLIAM H. I-I. SISUM, OF BELLEVILLE, NEW JERSEY; JOSEPH WILKINSON ADMINISTRATOR OF SAID SISUM, DECEASED.

SPINNING-JENNY.

i SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 625,811, dated May 30, 1899. Application filed November 6, 1894. Renewed October 2, 1897. Serial No. 654,201. (No model.)

To all whom it may con/ecrit.'-

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. H. SIsUM, of Belleville, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, haveinvented a certain new and useful ImprovementinSpi'nningJennies, of which the following is a specification.

I will describe a jenny embodying my improvement and thenpoint out the novel features inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure l is a side elevation of a'machine embodying my improvement. Fig'. 2 is a plan or top view of the same. Fig. 3 is partly a plan and partly a horizontal section of certain parts on an enlarged scale. Fig. 4 is partlya side view and partly a vertical longitudinal section of parts shown in Fig. Fig. 5 is a transverse section taken at the plane of the dotted line 5 in Fig. 2.

Similar letters of reference designate corresponding parts in all the figures. Y

A designates the framework of the machine. It may be of any suitable construction. Essentially it will consist of two side frames united by cross-pieces or stretchers;

B B2 designate vtwo series of circnlarly-arranged rods journaled in revolving heads B and severally provided with rests b b2 for supporting fibrous Vmaterial and with heckling-pins b3 b4 to comb or draw out such material. The heads B are affixed to shafts B3, journaled in bearings b5, mounted upon the side pieces of the framework A. At one end the rods BB2 are provided with cranks h6, whose outel` ends are engaged with holes in rings bi, that are heldin position within the framework A so as to be incapable of bodily movement, although free to rotate. Stops bs will suffice to secure the rings in position, and these stops may be conveniently secured to one of the side pieces of the framework A. By thus combining the rods and their cranks with the rotary but bodily immovable rings the heckling-pins willbe maintained in vertical positions while they revolve about the axes of the shafts B3.

The rests b b2A have plate-like portions formed integral with or'attached to the rods B B2 and end portions inclined upwardly, so as to diverge from each other, the construction as a whole being trough-shaped. The heckling-pins extend upwardly from the plate-like or body portions of the rests, and they may be of the usual or any suitable form.

The two sets of rods B B2 are intended-to be revolved at different speeds, the second Aset having more rapid movement than the first of the two sets of rods BB2 and their appurtenances. The pair of rollers Oare intended to rotate less rapidly than the speed of the .heckling-pins belonging to the first set of Arods B', and the pair of rollers C2 are intended to rotate more rapidly than the movement of the second set of heckling-pins belonging to the rods B2. t 4

v Any'suitable gearing B4 will serve to effect 'the proper relative motions of the hecklingpins and rollers. From the pair of rollers C2 the brous material isdelivered to a roving- 'jtube D, having `a funnelshaped mouth. Thence it passes to a device E, which I term 'a nibbler, whose function is to reduce the yroving to a standard size. From the nibbler the roving passes to a capstan F, which draws it along and delivers it to the jenny proper.

l The roving-tube D is journaled in abearing d, locatedrupon one of the cross-pieces of fthe framework A, and is rotated by means of la belt D', applied to a pulley d', which is affixed to the rovingtube. The belt D.passes around a large pulley d2, affixed to a shaft G, which, as here shown, seryes to drive the gearing B4 through-the agency of a pinion g, engaging with a large beveled gear-Wheel fixed to rotate with one of the gear-wheels in the itrain of gearing B4. p

j The nibblerfE consists of two pieces severally providedwith a number of fingers e e?, i which are spaced so that those of each set present instance this is done by making one piece of the nibbler a fixture and so fitting the other piece as to enable it to have a sliding movement, a spring c3 being employed to 'pull it outward. Obviously both parts could be made to slide under the influence of springs, if desired. The relative movement is in any case to be such that the hooked ends of the lingers will move toward each other, so as to embrace and ti ghtlyhu gthe roving passing between them.

The capstan F, as here shown, is comprised in the jenny H in the sense thatits parts are attached to one of two heads h h2 forming part of the jenny-frame. The head h of the j enny-frame to which the parts of the eapstan are attached is provided with a tubular journal h3, that extends into the bearing formed in one ofthe cross-pieces of the framework A. Within this tubular journal is a bushing h4, the latter being free to turn independently.

The outer end of the journal h3 is providedA with a pinion h5, and the bushing h4 is provided With a pinion h6, the latter being shown as smaller in diameter than the pinion h5. The pinion h5, attached to the journal of the jenny-frame, engages with a pinion h7 of smaller diameter fitted to turn upon a stud extending from that cross-piece of the framework A in which the bearing of the journal h3 is formed. Affxed to this pinion h7 is a pinion hs, which of course turns with the pinion hrl upon the said stud. It is of larger diameter than the pinion hi, and it engages with the pinion h6. The rotary motion of the jenny-frame therefore imparts a, different r motion through the agency of these pinions h5, h6, h7, and h8 to the bushing h4. Inside the jenny-frame the bushing h4 is provided with a pinion hi', and the latter engages with gear-wheels h10 h11, mounted to turn upon studs or pins h12, which are affixed to the head h of the jenny-frame. AffixedY to the gearwheels h10 h11 are circumferentially-grooved capstan-wheels f f2. These wheels are of course driven through the pinions h5, h6, h7,and h8 from the rotary motion ofthe jenny-frame.

The roving passes through the bushing h1 and thence is passed around the peripheries of the capstan-whcels f f2, and thence it passes to an eye h13, fastened to the head h of the jenny-frame. From this eye h13 the roving passes to a ring h14, comprised in the jenny-frame and arranged intermediately of the heads h' h2. After passing through a hole in this ring the roving passes around a spool or bobbin arranged within the jenny-frame. y It will doubtless have been understood that the jenny-frame consists, essentially, of the two heads 7L h2, the ring 77,14, and connectingpieces. These connecting-piecesmayadvantageously consist of rods extending from one head to the other and through the ring, .tubular spacing-pieces being fitted to the rods between each of the heads and the ring. The head h2 of the jenny-frame is provided with a journal that is supported in bearings formed in cross-pieces or stretchers of the framework A.

The spool or bobbin has a central hole, by means of which it may be mounted upon a tubular shaft h15, which .extends through the ,journal of the head h2 of the jenny-frame, but so as to be capable of independent rotation. This tubular shaft passes into a tubular shaft I, and this shaft I contributes to its support by being journaled in one of the cross-pieces of the framework A.

Within the tubular shaft h15 is a supporting-shaft 7116, which at the inner endis extended into and interlocked with a bar h17, fastened to the two studs upon which the gearwheels h10 h11 and the capstan-wheelsf]2 turn. On the tubular shaft h15 is a collar h18, against which one end of the spool or bobbin bears,"

a catch hw'being fastened to this collar to engage with the adjacent side of the spool or bobbin. The roving is laid onto the spool or bobbin from the ring h14 and the spool or bobbin is reciprocated lengthwise, so that the roving will be laid on in courses or layers from one end to the other. To effect4 this operation, the tubular sh-aft h15 is reci procated longitudinally.

The shaft h16 is at that. end which engages with the bar provided with-a spring-catch h2o. By disengaging this spring-catch from the bar the shaft h16 is freed, so that it may be moved longitudinally to facilitate the removal and substitution of spools or bobbins. This movement of the shaft h16 should be made while the tubular shaft 7115 has made its extreme movement away from the head h of the jennyframe. Thejenny-frame may be rotated in any suitable manner-as, for instance, by a pulley I-I, affixed to the journal of the head h2.

The tubularshaft h15 is engaged with the tubular shaft I by means of a spline or feather, so that said tubular shaft h15 may be moved longitudinally without any corresponding movement of the tubular shaft I, and yet the two shafts will be interlocked so far as rotary movement is concerned.

The tubular shaft I is provided with two pinions c" i2. The pinion t" engages with a spur-gearj, which is loosely mounted upon a shaft J, that is journaled in bearings formed in crosspieces of the framework A. This gear-wheel j' is combined with the shaft .I by means of a friction device, here shown as consisting of a disk jz, arranged opposite the IOO IIO

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gear-wheel j", and two nutsjsj engaging with ,7,

a screw-thread upon said shaft J beyond the disk j2. In termediately of the disk jz and the gear-wheel j' is a ring or washer of frictionshaft. The pinion 2 is smaller than the pinion i and engages with a spur-gear j5, that is loosely mounted upon the shaft J. Of course this gearwheel '7'5 is larger than the gearwheel j'.

With the gear-wheel j is combined a beveled gear-wheel 7a', the latter preferably being formed integral with it. This beveled gearwheel 7a engages with two beveled gear-wheels 7c27t3 of the same size journaled upon studs r., that are carried by a crossl bar or head 7c5,affixed to the shaft J. The beveled gear-wheels 7a2 7c3 therefore revolve with the rotation of `the shaft J and are free to rotate upon their own axes. They not only engage with'the beveled gear-wheel 7c', but also with a beveled gear-wheel 7a4, which is formed integral with the sleeve or tubular shaft that is mounted loosely upon the shaft J. The beveled gear-wheel 7a4 is provided with a gear-wheel ZC The latter may, if desired, be formed integral with it. This gear-wheel ZT engages with a gear-wheel Z2, affixed to the shaft G,

- formerly mentioned as imparting motion to the gearing driving the heckling-pins and rollers. The gear-wheel Z also engages with a pinion Z3, mountedupon a stud extending from one of the cross-pieces of the framework'A, and the latter engages with a pinion Z4, that is -affixed to the journal projecting from the head h2 of the jenny-frame. Owing to this combination of gearing, motion is imparted to the beveled gear-wheel 7a4 directly from the jenny-frame, and motion is imparted to the gear-wheel 7c' directly from the spool or bobbin through the agency of the tubular shaft 7115. Motion may also be imparted to the gear-wheels 7a? 7e3 by the shaft J from the tubular shaft 7t15, the latter motion being slightly more rapid than the motion imparted from the tubular shaft 7115 to the beveled gearwheel 7s' and the wheel j', as before mentioned, being simply subject to slippage relatively to the shaft J.

The capstan F insures the delivery of the roving into the jenny proper at a uniform rate of speed. Owing to the gear-wheels h5, h6, 717, and 718, the capstan-wheels will deliver the roving at a slightly-slower speed than the speed of that point in the ring 7t14 or the jennyframe whence the roving is delivered to the spool or bobbin. Owing to the fact that the accumulation of the courses or layers of the roving upon the spool or bobbin varies the diameter of the latter at thepoint where the roving is delivered, the speed of the bobbin derived from the pull of the roving must vary.` This is provided for by the combination of beveled gear-wheels and the other parts described as coperating therewith. 'lhe bobbin derives no rotary motion except that which it receives from the pull exerted upon it through the roving. The bobbin imparts motion to the pinions il i2, and the latter impart motion to the tWogear-wheelsj These 1 gear wheels of course rotate at different speeds by reason of the fact that they differ in diameter, and the pinions t" ft2 similarly differ. The said gear-wheels j' L7'5 are frictionally engaged by means of an intermediate disk of leather or othersuitable material, as already described, and the gear-wheel j is frictionally clutched to the shaft J through the disk 7'2 and the parts coacting with the latter. The reason why I use the two pinions t" 'i2 and the two gear-wheels j' i5 is to retard the beveled gear-wheel 7c', so that the roving will pull it and thus cause the roving to be wound tightly upon the bobbin.

The shaft J has afxed to one end a gearwheel j, and this engages with a gear-wheel jT, afxedto a stud on the framework .A of the machine. The gear-wheel jl engages with a gear-wheel js, affixed to a shaft J', which is journaled in the framework A of the machine. This shaft J has right and left intersecting screw-threads throughout its entire length except at its extremities, where it is journaled in place. Surrounding this shaft is a sleeve J 2, that is provided with a double nut-segment J3, made in the form of a lever, litted at one end within a notch in the sleeve J 2and pivoted in place by a pin jg.. It has twonut-segments 310311, each of which has a thread-pitch the reverse of the pitch of the other. When the lever is rocked in one direction, one of its nutsegments will engage with one of the screwthreads on the shaft J', thus causing the reciprocation of the sleeve J 2 in one direction. When the lever J 3 is reversed, its other nutsegment is engaged with the other thread of the shaft J and consequently the sleeve J 2 will be reciprocated back again to the starting position. Tappets L7'12 713, arranged upon portions of the framework A of the machine, reverse the lever J 3.

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The sleeve J2 receives a collar 7121 on the tubular shaft .h15 and is`engaged with said collar, so that it reciprocates the said shaft in accordance with its own reciprocations. It does not, however, reciprocate the shaft 7h16, although this passes through it.

By reciprocating the tubular shaft [L15 the spool or bobbin is moved relatively to the ring 7L, whence the roving is laid on the spool or bobbin, and hence the roving will be laid on in coils side by side from one end of the spool or bobbin to the other.

What I claim as my invention, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with a jenn y-frame and a shaft for a spool or bobbin, of a shaft carrying two loosely-turning bevel-gears, one of which is driven by the jenny-frame and the other by the bobbin-shaft, a sleeve, that is provided with intermediate bevel-gears which engage with said loose bevel-gears, fixed on said shaft, two spur-gears frictionally engaged with each other mounted on the shaft carryling the bevel-gears and driven by the bobbin-shaft, one of said spur-wheels being connected with one of the loosely-turning bevelgears and the other spur-wheel frictionally engaging with its shaft, and a worm-shaft IIO geared to the shaft carrying the bevel gear- Wheels for reciprocating the spool or bobbin, substantially as specified.

2. The combination With a jenny-frame and a supporting-Shaft, of another shaft as 71,15 for a spool or bobbin provided with pinions 'alz'2 of unequal diameters fixed on said shaft, a third shaft as J having a sleeve fixed thereon that carries intermediate bevel gear-Wheels 152763, spur-Wheels jj5 ot' unequal diameters engaging with the pinions t" 2 and frictionally engaged With each other, a friction device between one of said Spur-Wheels and the shaft J ,a bevel-gear 7c carried by the other spur- Wheel and engaging With the intermediate bevel-gears k2 kia bevel-gear 7a4 loosely mounted on shaft J and engaging With the intermediate gears k2 k3, said bevelgear 7a4 being driven by the jenny-frame, substantially as specified.

3. The combination with the jenny-frame t" i2 of unequal diameters which are liked thereon', a shaft as J, carrying a bevel-gear which is driven from said jenny-frame, a

sleeve fixed on said shaft and carrying intermediate bevel-gears, spur-Wheels jj also of unequal diameters on the shaft J, and mesh-V or bobbin, and the gear connection between" said Worm-shaft and the shaft J, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribin g Witnesses.

WILLIAM H. H. sisUM.

Witnesses:

ANTHONY GEEF, WiLL'IAM A. POLLOCK. 

